Price card display holder



Sept. 29, 1931. F O, NQSON T AL 1,824,918

PRICE CARD DISPLAY HOLDER Filed May 31, 1930 INVENTORS Patented Sept. 29, 1 931 UNITEDFSTATES' PA TENroFF-ies;

FRED 0. NnLson Nn oLIrroan A. roen r), or PITTSBURGH, "PENNSY VANIA "rarer. CARD DISPLAY HOLDER Application filed May 31, 1930. Serial No. 458,746.

Our-invention relates to a holder forprice cards, and while primarily intended for'dis playing price cards, it will be obvious that the device may be. employed for anyother *5 display purposes wherein it isfoundto be combination of numerals, which is adaptable for displaying information on boththe front and rear sides thereof, which "may be readily attached in the displaying "position, and which embodies novel means for facilitating the insertion of the price. cards therein and the removal of the latter therefrom;

Further objects ofthe invention are to provide a device, of the class stated, which is simple in'its construction 1 and arrangement, durable and ieflicient in its use, compact, attractive inappearan'ce, conveniently 5 operable and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and maintain.

With the foregoing and'otherobjects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, thefinvention resides in the combinationand arrangement of partsxand in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed'and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention hereinafter disclosed. can be made Within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention. In the drawingswherein like" numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several viewsa- Figure 1 is a frontiviewof a: price card display holder constructed .inyaccordance with the invention. a

Figure 2 is an end view thereof. Figure 3is a transverse sectional view line 3 3, Figure 1. E a

Figure 4 is 'a rear view of-our improved price card display holden, Figure 5 is'a plan view ofthe blank prior 'to the formation of thedevice therefrom Figures 6, Tend Stare, respectively, front,

shown in Figure 4;

' suspended.

edge, and rear views of one of the Price display cards.

Referring in. detail to the drawings 1 denotes the'casing of our improved holder, which casing is preferably constructed fromv anintegralpiece of sheet metal, or any other suitable, sheet material.

, The-casing 'l is rectangularlyoblong in contour and comparatively thin. The casing 1 comprisesa front, wall 2 and a rear wall 3, which arev disposed parallel to and spaced from each other, to provide ajchamher 4 therebetween. The chamber 1 isprovided-with an open top 5, a closed bottom 6 and closedends 7,; r

1 The casing liisforniedby blank 1', from which it is formed,.- along the dash lines 6, thereby prov-idingthe bottom 6. The, ends of the casing ,1 areclosed by bending the endmargins? off the rear;

wall 3, forwardly .along the-dash lines 8, and then bending the end margins 9, ofthe front wall 2 rearwardly along the dash lines 10 to overlap-the rearswall end margins. 7. The front and rear walls 2-and 3, are se-y cured together adjacent to. their upper-ends by a pair of ears 11, which are carried by the front wall 2 and bent along the dash lines 12 to overlap the rear wall 3, 'as clearly An attaching plate 13 is formed integral with the top-of the rear wall 3, andisrearwardly ,ofiset, as at 14,-to dispose the rear surface thereof on the vertical plane of the rearsurface of the cars 11, so that the attaching plate 13 will seat flatly against the supporting member from which it may be The attaching plate 13 is provided with a centrally disposed slot 15 for-the passage:

of a supporting pin-or the like, when suspending the holder from the latter. The device may also be suspended by aprong 16, which is stampedand extends rearwardly from the rear wall 3, centrally of and adjacent to thetop of the latter. i I The chamber- 4 is divided, centrally of its length, by a vertically disposed partition 17,, which isstamped from the rear wall 3 and extends forwardly into veIIti--- the chamber 4:.

cally disposed pocket 18 formed in the front wall 2 of the casing 1.

Two packets of display cards 19 are carried in the chamber 4:, and are disposed in 19, while preferably constructed from opaque celluloid, parylin or analogous material, may also be made from paper or any other suitable material meeting requirements.

The front and rearwalls 2 and 3, of the casing 1, areeach provided with a pair of rectangularly shaped openings respectively indicated at 21 and 22; The pair of openings 21 in the front wall 2, are disposed parallel to and registerwith the pair of openings 22 in the rear wall 3. The obvious purpose of the openings 2l'and 22 is to display the numerals 20 on the card 19, which is positioned directly inthe rear thereof,

or foremost in its pack.

Our improved price card holder is primarily intended for displaying the prices of commodities in grocery stores; The prices o'f'such commodities are usually indicated at so much per pound, per dozen, or per unit, and seldom exceed one dollar.

With the embodiment of two packs'of display cards 19, as herein set forth, any price from one cent to ninety-nine cents maybe selectively displayed at one side of the device.

The price card holder is primarily intended for displaying the cards at the front thereof only when provided with card packs bearing the numerical designations as hereinbefore stated. However, by employing cards of required numerical designations, the rear side of the holder l may also be utilized for pricedisplay purposes.

The top of the front wall 2 is provided with a forwardly projecting flange 23 to facilitate the manipulation of the holder when attaching, removing or replacing the latter. The flange 23 further facilitates the insertion of the display cards 19 into *thechamber 4. The removal of the display 2 60.

cards 19 from the chamber dis readily accomplished by grasping either pack with -the thumb and finger through registering openings 21 and 22 and pushing the card pack upwardly through the open top 5, of

It will be apparent, that while the chamber 4 is divided to receive but two packs of display cards, the holder, may be constructed to carry any desired number of such packs, and to display any number of cards by providing a corresponding number of openings in the walls of the casing.

y The present invention provides a most eflicient device of its kind, which is adapted for compactly housing and changing the necessary display elements required for its use. It will be evident, that the principle of the invention may readily be involved in devices employedfor displaying any desired %information other than price cards, as set forth in the embodiment of the invention herein disclosed.v

What we claim is a V 1. A card display holder, of the character described, comprisingin combination, a ca's-i ing constructed from an integral sheet of material bent upon itself to provide. spaced and parallel disposed front and rear walls having a closed bottom,the endedge margins of said. rear wall being bent forwardly,

the end edge margins of said front wall being bent rearwardly, and overlapping the respective forwardly extending edge margins of saidrear wall, ears carried by the 'endedge margins ofsaidfront wall and engagingYsaid-rear wall for securing said front and rear Walls intheir relative positions, said front wall being providedfwith a pluralityof openings. 1 1 V 2. A'card di'splayholder, of'the character described, comprising in-combination, a casing constructed from an. integral sheet of material bent upon itselfto provide spaced and parallel disposed front and rear walls having a closed bottom, theend'edge margins of said rear. wall being bent forwardly, the end edge'margins-of said front Wall'being bent rearwardly andoverlapping the respective forwardly extending edge margins of said rear Wall,'ears carried by the end edge margins of said front Wall and engaging said rear Wall for securing said front and rear walls in their relative positions, said front and rear walls being formed with a plurality of similarly disposed openings.

3. A card display holder, of the character described, comprising in combination, a casing constructed from an integral sheet of material bent upon itself to provide spaced and parallel disposed front'and rear walls having a closed bottom, the end edge margins of said rear wall being bent forwardly,

the end edge margins of said front Wall being bent rearwardly and overlapping the respective forwardly extending edge margins ofsaid rear wall, ears carried by the end edge margins of said front wall and engaging said rear wall for securing said front and rear walls 1n thelr relative posi 1 carried by said rear wall and extending into.

tions, and a vertically disposed partition beformed withthe top of said rear wall and ing carried by one of said walls and extendbeing rearwardly offset relatlvely to the ing into the casing against the other of said la Walls.

4:. A card display holder, of the character tures,

described, comprising in combination, a casing constructed from an integral sheet of material bent upon itself to provide spaced and parallel disposed front and rear walls having a closed bottom, the end edge mar- V ings, and a vertically disposed partition being carried by said rear wall and extending into a pocket formed in said front wall,

5. A card display holder, of the character described, comprising in combination, a case ing constructed from an integral sheet of material bent upon itself to provide spaced and parallel disposed front and rear walls having a closed bottom, the end edge margin of said rear wall being bent forwardly, the end edge .margins of said front wall being bent rearwardly and overlappingthe respective forwardly extending edge margins of said rear wall, ears carried by the end edge margins of said front wall and engaging said rear wall for securing said front and rear walls in their relative positions, said front and rear walls being formed with a plurality of similarly disposed openings, a vertically disposed partition being carried by said rear wall and extending into a pocket formed in said front wall, and an attaching plate being formed with the top of said rear wall.

6. A card display holder, of the character described, comprising in combination, a casing constructed from an integral sheet of materlal bent upon itself to provide spaced and parallel disposed front and rear walls having a closed bottom, the end edge margins of said rear wall being bent forwardly, the end edge margins of said front wall being bent rearwardly and overlapping the respective forwardly extending edge margins of said rear wall, ears carried by the end edge margins of said front wall and,

engaging said rear wall for securing said front and rear walls in their relative positions, said front and rear walls being formed with a plurality of similarly disposed openings, a vertically disposed partition being a pocket formed in said front wall, an attaching plate being formed with the top of said rear wall, and an attaching plate being tter, r

In testimony whereof we afiix our signa- FRED O. NELSON. CLIFFORD A. FOGEL. 

